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SL win 2 - 0 SL gains 12 points; WI loses 12 points
Draw 1 - 1 WI gains 3 points; SL loses 3 points
WI win 2 - 0 WI gains 18 points; SL loses 18 points
Colombo
13 - 16 July 2005
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.� Sri Lanka took the early advantage after striking early to dismiss Marshall (10) at 1 for 14.� The young West Indians managed to then bat through the remainder of the first hour without further loss.� However, the batsmen tumbled in the hour before lunch with Joseph (28) and Morton (43) falling before the tourists went to lunch at 3 for 105.� Sri Lanka made regular inroads during the afternoon session.� West Indies was unable to build a partnership of significance with Deonarine (12), Smith (4) and Ramdin (56) all falling and at tea, West Indies was in trouble at 6 for 212.� However, Chanderpaul and Banks managed to then bat through the final session to end the day with honours almost even at 6 for 271.
Sri Lanka put an end to the West Indian resistance in the third over of the second morning when Chanderpaul (69) was trapped in front at 7 for 273.� From there, West Indies lost Powell (3), Banks (32) and Best (4) in the space of a further twelve runs and 24 balls to see West Indies all out for 285 runs.� Malinga was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 71 off 14 overs.� Sri Lanka began their reply badly, losing openers Atapattu (1) and Jayasuriya (3) to be 2 for 7 in the fourth over.� By lunch, West Indies had bowled themselves into a handy position with both Jayawardene (3) and Sangakkara (34) caught and the score 4 for 70.� West Indies maintained the pressure during the afternoon session and dismissed Dilshan (32), Samaraweera (11), Wijekoon (12) and Herath (24) to have Sri Lanka 8 for 171 at tea, still 114 runs in arrears.� Sri Lanka managed to eek out a further 56 runs to take the innings total to 227 runs before Vass (49) and Muralitharan (36) were both bowled.� Lawson was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 59 off 14.3 overs.� West Indies then set about adding to their first innings lead of 58 runs.� However, Sri Lanka dismissed trapped Marshall (2) and Morton (0) in front and then caught Joseph (2) to have West Indies 3 for 17 when bad light stopped play.
Overnight rain delayed play on the third morning.� When play resumed, Sri Lanka dismissed Deonarine (7) and Smith (0) to have the tourists in serious trouble at 5 for 21.� Play was interrupted frequently from then until the end of the day.� However, in between breaks, Sri Lanka dismissed Ramdin (11) before stumps were called with the score 6 for 56.
On the fourth morning, Sri Lanka dismissed Banks (7), Powell (0), Best (27) and Lawson (0) to have West Indies all out for 113 runs and an overall lead of 171 runs.� Muralitharan was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 36 off 21 overs, his 45th five-wicket haul in Tests.� Sri Lanka began their chase for 172 runs and victory and at lunch was no wicket for 25. �Lawson dismissed Jayasuriya (15) and Sangakkara (0) in consecutive deliveries to have Sri Lanka 2 for 34 and then Atapattu (28) was caught at 3 for 49.� However, Sri Lanka then consolidated and batted through to tea to be 3 for 132, only 40 runs from victory.� Lawson trapped Samaraweera (51) soon after tea at 4 for 135, however, Sri Lanka then went on to a six wicket victory with Jayawardene (41*) and Dilshan (27) the not out batsmen.� Lawson finished with 4 for 43 off 12 overs.�
Second Test
Kandy
22 - 26 July 2005
West Indies won the toss and elected to field first.� The decision paid dividends quickly as Jayasuriya (2), Sangakkara (6), Atapattu (17) and Jayawardene (6) were dismissed in the first hour of play with the score 4 for 42. �Sri Lanka then consolidated and took the total to 98 before Dilshan (36) was run out on the stroke of lunch.� West Indies continued to take control of the match after lunch and in 20 overs dismissed Vaas (6), Samaraweera (37), Herath (1), Wijekoon (14) and Malinga (0) to have Sri Lanka all out for 150.� Powell was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 25 off 13.1 overs, his first five-wicket haul in Tests.� West Indies then began their reply badly, losing Ramdass (3) and Marshall (4) to be 2 for 12 at tea.� Sri Lanka continued to apply the pressure and fight back during the evening session.� Sri Lanka dismissed Morton (1), Chanderpaul (13) and Joseph (18) before West Indies finished the day at 5 for 92, still 58 runs in arrears.
Sri Lanka made early progress on the second morning, dismissing Deonarine (40), Ramdin (13) and Powell (0) in the space of four runs to have West Indies 8 for 101. However, the tail then consolidated and took the total to 122 before Banks (17) was caught. The final pair added an invaluable 26 more runs to take the innings total to 148 before Lawson (3) was bowled. Vaas was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 22 off 15 overs, his eleventh five-wicket haul in Tests. Sri Lanka began adding to their two run first-innings lead and by lunch, the score was no wicket for 17. After lunch, Sri Lanka began taking control of the match. Despite losing openers Atapattu (19) and Jayasuriya (36) in the space of two runs to be 2 for 57, Sri Lanka then batted through to tea to be 2 for 122. Half an hour into the evening session, Sri Lanka had taken the score to 2 for 146 before rain then prevented further play.
Rain delayed play on the third morning and interrupted proceedings throughout the day to the extent that normal breaks in play were subsumed by the rain breaks. Sri Lanka continued to add to their lead and took the total to 155 before Jayawardene (43) was bowled and Samaraweera (0) was caught in the space of three balls. However, Sri Lanka then consolidated again and added 109 more runs before Dilshan (49) was caught. West Indies then dismissed Wijekoon (12) and Vaas (19) late in the day to have Sri Lanka 7 for 340 when bad light stopped play.
Sri Lanka resumed on the fourth morning and batted for another eight overs before declaring at 7 for 375. Sangakkara (157*) and Herath (15*) were the not out batsmen while Lawson was the most successful bowler with 3 for 104 off 29 overs. West Indies was left with a run chase for 378 runs required for victory off 170 overs. However, the tourists made a poor start, losing Marshall (1) in the third over at 1 for 2. Muralitharan then began to monster the tourists as Sri Lanka dismissed Morton (9), Ramdass (23) and Joseph (0) in the space of eleven runs to have West Indies in tatters at 4 for 49. West Indies then struggled on, but lost regular wickets throughout the rest of the day. Once Chanderpaul (24) fell at 5 for 77, Deonarine (29), Banks (1), Powell (0), Ramdin (28) and Best (8) followed in a procession to see West Indies all out for 137. Muralitharan finished with 8 for 46, his 14th ten-wicket match haul in Tests as Sri Lanka claimed victory by 240 runs.
